SEC declares Telia registration statement effective

2002-10-01

Telia today filed a registration statement on Form F-4 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in connection with its exchange offer for all of the outstanding shares, American depositary shares and certain warrants of Sonera Corporation. The SEC also declared the registration statement effective today allowing Telia to proceed with the launch of the offer in the United States. The prospectus has also been approved by the Stockholm Exchange.For further information journalists can contact:Telia's Press Office, phone +46 8 713 58 30------------------------------------------------------------This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net